Monday April 19, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 19, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         244   44    71   12    3    7    41    8    2   24    25  .291
Boston           287   36    76   15    3    6    32    4    4   33    43  .265
Chicago          208   29    54    8    0    5    27    7    0   24    24  .260
Milwaukee        197   24    49    7    1    2    24    3    4   21    35  .249
California       330   44    82   21    1    3    40    8    4   41    51  .249
Cleveland        186   23    46    4    1    3    19    4    2   30    24  .247
Texas            295   30    72   11    1    6    28    1    1   27    53  .244
Kansas City      206   24    50    5    3    2    23   11    4   21    31  .243
Detroit          210   21    48   10    0    4    19    3    3   15    18  .229
Oakland          301   34    61   14    3    3    31   15    6   36    48  .203
Minnesota        293   22    59    8    0    5    20    9    3   19    43  .201
Baltimore        261   20    48    8    1    3    16    4    2   14    41  .184

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn (BOS)           7   27    3   11   2   0   1    3   0   1    2    2  .407
Buddy Bell (CLE)          6   21    6    8   0   0   1    1   1   1    4    2  .381
Toby Harrah (TEX)         9   29    2   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    8    1  .379
Rick Manning (CLE)        6   23    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    3  .348
Hal McRae (KC)            7   26    2    9   1   0   1    7   2   1    2    2  .346
Dave Chalk (CAL)         10   35    5   12   3   1   0    4   0   0    4    6  .343
Bruce Bochte (CAL)       10   36    6   12   3   0   0    8   0   0    4    4  .333
George Brett (KC)         7   27    5    9   1   1   0    3   0   1    1    3  .333
Bobby Grich (BAL)         8   27    5    9   2   0   0    1   0   1    4    2  .333
Willie Horton (DET)       6   24    4    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    5  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Grich            8   27    5    9   2   0   0    1   0   1    4    2  .333
Tommy Harper           4    9    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .333
Tony Muser             6   21    1    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    0  .238
Andres Mora            4   13    3    3   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .231
Dave Duncan            4   15    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    4  .200
Ellie Hendricks        5   15    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Mark Belanger          8   22    1    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Lee May                5   11    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .182
Al Bumbry              7   23    2    4   2   1   0    0   3   0    3    2  .174
Paul Blair             8   30    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    8  .167
Ken Singleton          8   32    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .156
Brooks Robinson        8   27    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .074
Doug DeCinces          3   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    8  .000
Royle Stillman         3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Bailor             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim Nordbrook          2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn              7   27    3   11   2   0   1    3   0   1    2    2  .407
Carlton Fisk           9   31    6   10   2   0   1    3   0   1    4    2  .323
Jim Rice               9   31    5    9   0   2   1    4   0   0    5    6  .290
Rick Burleson          9   29    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    5    3  .276
Rico Petrocelli        9   30    2    8   3   0   1    8   0   1    3    3  .267
Dwight Evans           9   31    6    8   4   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .258
Denny Doyle            9   30    2    7   3   0   0    4   2   0    1    2  .233
Carl Yastrzemski       9   30    6    7   1   0   0    1   1   1    5    5  .233
Bernie Carbo           4   15    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .200
Doug Griffin           2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Deron Johnson          6   17    1    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    3    5  .177
Rick Miller            3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Cecil Cooper           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Steve Dillard          2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Bonds            1    5    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .600
Andy Etchebarren       6   15    1    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .400
Dave Chalk            10   35    5   12   3   1   0    4   0   0    4    6  .343
Bruce Bochte          10   36    6   12   3   0   0    8   0   0    4    4  .333
Dave Collins           9   35    3    9   0   0   0    3   2   2    7    7  .257
Leroy Stanton         10   26    3    6   5   0   0    2   1   1    7    3  .231
Rusty Torres           9   31    3    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .226
Bill Melton           10   39    5    8   3   0   1    7   1   0    2    8  .205
Ed Herrmann            6   20    4    4   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .200
Joe Lahoud             5   10    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .200
Billy Smith            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Orlando Ramirez       10   26    2    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    6  .192
Jerry Remy            10   38    6    7   0   0   0    1   2   0    5    4  .184
Adrian Garrett         3    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Paul Dade              3    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Ron Jackson            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Brohamer          5   15    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    2  .400
Buddy Bradford         5   16    4    6   2   0   1    3   1   0    3    3  .375
Bucky Dent             6   21    5    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .333
Brian Downing          4   15    4    5   0   0   2    3   0   0    2    3  .333
Pete Varney            2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Jim Spencer            6   22    2    7   2   0   1    7   1   0    2    1  .318
Bill Stein             2    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Jorge Orta             6   22    3    5   2   0   0    3   2   0    3    3  .227
Chet Lemon             6   28    2    6   0   0   0    3   1   0    1    2  .214
Pat Kelly              2    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Carlos May             5   17    3    3   0   0   0    1   2   0    3    0  .177
Ralph Garr             5   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .154
Cleon Jones            5   18    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .111
Lamar Johnson          2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Essian             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alan Ashby             5   15    3    6   0   1   1    6   0   0    1    2  .400
Buddy Bell             6   21    6    8   0   0   1    1   1   1    4    2  .381
Rick Manning           6   23    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    3  .348
Rico Carty             6   21    4    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .333
Frank Duffy            6   18    0    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .222
George Hendrick        6   21    2    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    2  .191
Duane Kuiper           6   23    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .174
Boog Powell            6   18    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    3  .167
Charlie Spikes         5   18    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .111
John Lowenstein        3    3    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    1  .000
Larvell Blanks         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ray Fosse              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ron Pruitt             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .000
Doug Howard            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Freehan           3    7    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .429
Willie Horton          6   24    4    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    5  .333
Rusty Staub            6   21    2    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .333
Mickey Stanley         5    6    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Ron Leflore            2    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .250
Dan Meyer              5   17    5    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    1  .235
Alex Johnson           6   25    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   1    0    2  .200
Aurelio Rodriguez      6   25    2    5   1   0   1    1   0   1    1    3  .200
Milt May               5   21    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .191
Gary Sutherland        6   21    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .191
Ben Oglivie            4   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .188
Tom Veryzer            6   21    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .095
Jerry Manuel           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Chuck Scrivener        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Freddie Patek          7   20    4    8   1   0   0    3   3   0    0    2  .400
Buck Martinez          2    5    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .400
Hal McRae              7   26    2    9   1   0   1    7   2   1    2    2  .346
George Brett           7   27    5    9   1   1   0    3   0   1    1    3  .333
Dave Nelson            2    7    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Cookie Rojas           4    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Amos Otis              7   21    3    5   0   1   0    3   2   1    5    5  .238
John Mayberry          7   22    3    5   0   0   0    3   1   0    6    3  .227
Frank White            7   16    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .188
Jim Wohlford           5   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    2  .167
Al Cowens              7   24    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    1  .125
Fran Healy             4   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .071
Tony Solaita           2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Jamie Quirk            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Bob Stinson            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Tom Poquette           1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Robin Yount            6   20    4    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .350
Gorman Thomas          4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Hank Aaron             6   22    0    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    5  .318
Sixto Lezcano          6   23    1    7   0   0   0    4   1   1    2    5  .304
Darrell Porter         6   21    4    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    3  .286
Don Money              6   25    3    7   1   0   1    5   0   2    1    2  .280
Charlie Moore          6   20    4    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    4  .200
George Scott           6   21    4    4   1   1   0    4   0   0    4    4  .191
Pedro Garcia           6   18    2    3   2   0   0    1   1   1    2    4  .167
Bobby Darwin           3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Bill Sharp             4   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .133
Kurt Bevacqua          2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Hegan             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tim Johnson            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lyman Bostock          7   22    1    8   1   0   1    3   0   1    1    0  .364
Rod Carew              9   34    8   10   6   0   1    3   5   1    5    3  .294
Dave McKay             9   30    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .233
Larry Hisle            9   34    3    7   0   0   0    3   1   1    1    4  .206
Craig Kusick           5   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .200
Butch Wynegar          9   32    1    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    5  .188
Jerry Terrell          9   28    3    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .179
Danny Thompson         9   28    0    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .179
Steve Braun            7   25    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .160
Dan Ford               9   35    3    4   0   0   2    3   0   0    2   15  .114
Steve Brye             3   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .100
Tony Oliva             4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Luis Gomez             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Randall            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella           5   17    4    9   2   2   0    5   0   1    3    0  .529
Otto Velez             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Fred Stanley           3    5    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .400
Oscar Gamble           6   19    4    7   2   1   1    3   0   0    1    1  .368
Chris Chambliss        7   31    5    9   2   0   0    7   0   0    0    2  .290
Thurman Munson         7   31    6    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .290
Jim Mason              6   14    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .286
Roy White              7   29    6    8   3   0   1    4   1   0    4    4  .276
Mickey Rivers          7   33    6    9   1   0   1    5   4   0    0    2  .273
Willie Randolph        7   22    6    6   0   0   1    3   2   1    5    2  .273
Rick Dempsey           4   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Graig Nettles          7   23    5    4   0   0   1    4   1   0    7    7  .174
Sandy Alomar           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich Coggins           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Haney            1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Joe Rudi               7   29    3    9   4   0   0    8   0   0    0    3  .310
Billy North            9   34    8   10   0   1   0    2   4   2    4    6  .294
Phil Garner            9   30    1    7   4   1   0    6   1   0    3    6  .233
Claudell Washington    9   37    3    8   1   0   0    2   3   1    2    6  .216
Gene Tenace            9   29    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   1    8    5  .172
Sal Bando              9   36    3    6   3   0   2    5   1   0    2    4  .167
Ken McMullen           4    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Billy Williams         8   25    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .160
Don Baylor             9   32    6    5   0   1   1    2   3   1    6    4  .156
Cesar Tovar            4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Bert Campaneris        9   34    1    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    4   10  .118
Matt Alexander         3    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz            4    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Cubbage           3    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Toby Harrah            9   29    2   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    8    1  .379
Mike Hargrove          8   29    5    9   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    5  .310
John Ellis             3    7    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Jeff Burroughs         9   35    3    9   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    3  .257
Tom Grieve             8   28    3    7   0   0   1    1   0   0    1   10  .250
Gene Clines            3    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Bill Fahey             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Juan Beniquez          8   33    3    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .242
Len Randle             9   36    3    8   1   0   1    4   0   1    2    5  .222
Roy Howell             9   31    3    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .194
Roy Smalley            9   27    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   11  .185
Jim Fregosi            2    7    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Jim Sundberg           7   20    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .100
Dave Moates            4    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Melton (CAL)          39
  J. Remy (CAL)            38
  C. Washington (OAK)      37
  S. Bando (OAK)           36
  B. Bochte (CAL)          36
  L. Randle (TEX)          36
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       35
  D. Chalk (CAL)           35
  D. Collins (CAL)         35
  D. Ford (MIN)            35

Runs Scored:

  R. Carew (MIN)            8
  B. North (OAK)            8
  D. Baylor (OAK)           6
  B. Bell (CLE)             6
  B. Bochte (CAL)           6
  D. Evans (BOS)            6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  T. Munson (NY)            6
  W. Randolph (NY)          6
  J. Remy (CAL)             6

Hits:

  B. Bochte (CAL)          12
  D. Chalk (CAL)           12
  T. Harrah (TEX)          11
  F. Lynn (BOS)            11
  R. Carew (MIN)           10
  C. Fisk (BOS)            10
  B. North (OAK)           10
  G. Brett (KC)             9
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        9
  C. Chambliss (NY)         9

Doubles:

  R. Carew (MIN)            6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          5
  D. Evans (BOS)            4
  P. Garner (OAK)           4
  J. Rudi (OAK)             4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  B. Bochte (CAL)           3
  D. Chalk (CAL)            3
  D. Doyle (BOS)            3
  B. Melton (CAL)           3

Triples:

  L. Piniella (NY)          2
  J. Rice (BOS)             2
  A. Ashby (CLE)            1
  D. Baylor (OAK)           1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1
  D. Chalk (CAL)            1
  O. Gamble (NY)            1
  P. Garner (OAK)           1
  T. Harrah (TEX)           1

Home Runs:

  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        2
  B. Downing (CHI)          2
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  E. Herrmann (CAL)         2
  A. Mora (BAL)             2
  T. Munson (NY)            2
  A. Ashby (CLE)            1
  D. Baylor (OAK)           1
  B. Bell (CLE)             1

RBI:

  B. Bochte (CAL)           8
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       8
  J. Rudi (OAK)             8
  C. Chambliss (NY)         7
  H. McRae (KC)             7
  B. Melton (CAL)           7
  J. Spencer (CHI)          7
  A. Ashby (CLE)            6
  P. Garner (OAK)           6
  M. Hargrove (TEX)         6

Stolen Bases:

  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  B. North (OAK)            4
  M. Rivers (NY)            4
  D. Baylor (OAK)           3
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  C. Washington (OAK)       3
  D. Collins (CAL)          2
  D. Doyle (BOS)            2
  C. May (CHI)              2

Caught Stealing:

  D. Collins (CAL)          2
  D. Money (MIL)            2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  D. Baylor (OAK)           1
  B. Bell (CLE)             1
  L. Bostock (MIN)          1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  D. Duncan (BAL)           1
  C. Fisk (BOS)             1

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)           8
  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  D. Collins (CAL)          7
  G. Nettles (NY)           7
  L. Stanton (CAL)          7
  D. Baylor (OAK)           6
  J. Mayberry (KC)          6
  B. Powell (CLE)           6
  R. Burleson (BOS)         5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            15
  R. Smalley (TEX)         11
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      10
  T. Grieve (TEX)          10
  P. Blair (BAL)            8
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         8
  B. Melton (CAL)           8
  D. Collins (CAL)          7
  G. Nettles (NY)           7
  D. Chalk (CAL)            6


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